Abegunde Ojediran, The Ebola Manniqin!

In recent days, mummy and daddy had often engaged in strange conversations. Thier tones are rather huddled. Occasionally, Junior chanced on the words Virus and Ebola but like the infant he is, could not quite place the meaning. Why this furtive attitude from everybody?, his little mind wondered. The word "Ebola" rented the air....on radio, on TV, among aunties and uncles....in school. Then the "worst" happened!:

Daddy shows up at home in this strange jump-suit, and Junior went agog:

Junior: Mummy! My mummy!!! There is Ojuju in our house！Aunty Tope！ Aunty Tope！ Ojuju has entered our house!!!（as he clung onto his mum tenaciouly$B!K(B

Daddy$B!'!J(BStarted singing$B!K(BOjuju Calabar$B!*(B Iyoyo iyoyo！

Junior went on yelling, raising his voice an octave.

But Daddy oblivious of the fear his wierd attire instilled in his son, continued his song in a toneless voice.

Enter Abegunde Ojediran, our reverred Ebola maniqin , a veritable symbol of dread....no less scary than the disease it aims to supplant....

And so ends the story of the Ebola Jump Suit!
This short drama as boring as it sounds, aptly illustrates the dangers inherent in wearing the overall suit now given to doctors beyond the immediate clinical environment. Doing so would not only spread the disease, but can also cause our households tons and tons of dread！

Dr Tosin Akindele is a Lagos-based medical practitioner and good health advocate.